Empedocles

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"Only a mind free of impediments is capable of grasping the chaotic beauty of the world."

―Altair lbn-La' Ahad quoting Empedocles, 1193

Empedocles (c. 494 – c. 434 BCE) was a Greek philosopher who lived in Greek Sicily during the 5th century BCE. He recorded his ideas in the poetic work, On Nature.

In 1193, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad quoted the philosopher to Maria Thorpe while she was his captive.

During the early 16th century, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze retrieved a hidden copy of this book in Constantinople.

Trivia

• While a copy of the poem is retrieved in-game by Ezio, in real life the book remains lost, with only a quarter of it having survived in fragments.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)